baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent DE-10150654-C5 (DE)
Title: Lagerelement
Inventor: HEUBERGER JUERGEN
IPC: F16C35/02
Filed: 2001-10-13
Granted: 2008-07-10
Abstract: Halbkreisförmiges Lagerelement,
mit einer Stützschicht
(5) und einer darauf aufgebrachten Gleitschicht (7), wobei ein von
einer der Gleitschicht (7) abgewandten Seite der Stützschicht
(5) vorspringendes einstückig
mit dem Lagerelement ausgebildetes Haltelement (6) vorgesehen ist,
das zur drehfesten Verankerung des Lagerelements im montierten Zustand
in eine entsprechend ausgebildete Ausnehmung (10) in einem Lagergehäuseteil (2)
eingreift, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (6) als
Durchzug ausgebildet ist und in einer Querschnittsebene senkrecht
zu einer radialen Richtung (8) des Lagerelements polygonal ausgebildet
ist.
Patent DE-10308724-C5 (DE)
Title: Schmiegsame Wärmevorrichtung
Inventor: WANNER REINHOLD
IPC: H01R13/66
Filed: 2003-02-28
Granted: 2013-03-14
Abstract: Schmiegsame Wärmevorrichtung (1), wie Wärmedecke, Wärmekissen oder Wärmeunterbett, mit mindestens einer auf einem Wärmegrundelement (2) angeordneten, zwei Heizleiter (3.2, 3.4) aufweisenden Heizkordel (3, 3'), einem daran über nach außen isolierte Verbindungsmittel (10) in einer Verbindungseinheit (4) angeschlossenen Anschlusskabel (5) mit Adern (5.1, 5.2) zur Energieversorgung und einer Steuerschaltung (6), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungseinheit (4) zum Zusammenfassen der Verbindungsmittel (10) eine gemeinsame Trägerplatte (4.1) und eine gemeinsame Umkapselung (4.3) aufweist, wobei sowohl das anschlusskabelseitige Kordelende (3.5) als auch das davon abgewandte Kordelende (3.6) beide auf der Trägerplatte (4.1) mechanisch festgelegt und elektrisch verschaltet sind, dass die Trägerplatte (4.1) als Platine mit gedruckten Leiterbahnen ausgebildet ist, die mehrere Verbindungselemente (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) der Verbindungsmittel (10) trägt, welche teils mit einem zugeordneten Heizleiter (3.2, 3.4) und teils mit einer zugeordneten Ader (5.1, 5.2) des Anschlusskabels (5) und – soweit vorgesehen – zum Herstellen betreffender Strompfade untereinander mittels Leiterbahnen...
Patent DE-19603679-C5 (DE)
Title: Alarmauslösende Schließeinrichtung für Fenster oder Türen
Inventor: MATOUSCHEK ERICH
IPC: E05C9/00
Filed: 1996-02-02
Granted: 2004-11-04
Abstract: Alarmauslösende Schließeinrichtung für Fenster
oder Türen,
mit wenigstens einem schloß- und/oder
griffbetätigbaren
Verriegelungselement; das an wenigstens einem Seitenrandbereich
des Fenster- oder Türflügels angeordnet
ist und das nur im verriegelten Zustand ein an einem den Fenster
oder Türflügel umgebenden
Rahmen fixiertes Halteteil in Öffnungsrichtung
hintergreift und an diesem anliegt, wobei das Halteteil eine bei
einer gewaltsamen Öffnungsbewegung
des Fenster- oder Türflügels reißende und
dadurch einen Alarmauslösende Sollbruchstelle
besitzt, sowie zwei voneinander durch einen Zwischenraum (16) beabstandete,
eine Bewegung des sich in einer Verriegelungsposition befindenden
Verriegelungselements (12, 33) in die Öffnungsrichtung (28) des Fenster-
oder Türflügels (13)
hemmende Zuhalteelemente (14, 15) besitzt,  von denen das zweite
(15) nach der Zerstörung
des ersten (14) und Überwindung
des Zwischenraumes (16) ein schwerer zu überwindendes mechanisches Hindernis
für die
Bewegung des Verriegelungselementes (12, 33) in Öffnungsrichtung (28) darstellt,  dadurch
gekennzeichnet, daß  das
Verriegelungselement durch einen in Längsrichtung des Seitenrandbereiches
verschieblichen Zapfen...
Patent DE-59406132-C5 (DE)
Inventor: BRANDHORST GERD
IPC: B05C17/005
Filed: 1994-12-13
Granted: 2007-03-08
Abstract: The device has a ring arranged on the open end of the tubular container (15). A cylindrical housing (1) is provided which encloses the container and has a cap (2) that has an outlet opening (9) and which surrounds and cooperates with the ring to seal the open end of the container. The housing has a piston (3) which slides within it to compress the container as desired.  The ring (17) has an edge part (19) exceeding the size of the housing's (1) internal diameter for placing on a housing-support surface (5) facing the cap (2). One end part (4) of the housing, and a cylindrical end part (7) of the cap interlock, so that the ring's edge part leads from the inner wall of the outer one of the two end parts (4,7). The interlocking end parts of the housing and the cap leave a clearance between their facing surfaces (6,8). The ring has a conical sealing surface (20).
Patent DE-102004056814-C5 (DE)
Title: Klimaanlage
Inventor: ROWNTREE ANDREW
IPC: B60H1/32
Filed: 2004-11-24
Granted: 2020-09-17
Abstract: Klimaanlage (1) zur Klimatisierung eines Kraftfahrzeuginnenraums mit einer Mischkammer (14), die dazu eingerichtet ist, mittels kontrollierter Vermischung eines warmen und eines kalten Teilluftstroms (20,22) in einer Mischzone (66) zumindest einen wärmeren und einen kälteren konditionierbaren Luftstrom (24, 25) zu erzeugen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Mischkammer (14)a. der Eintrittsöffnung (54) des warmen Teilluftstroms (20) gegenüberliegend ein Auslass (40) für den wärmeren konditionierbaren Luftstrom (25) angeordnet ist, so dass sich ein im Wesentlichen geradliniger Strömungsweg (70) zwischen der Eintrittsöffnung (54) und dem Auslass (40) ergibt, undb. zwischen der Eintrittsöffnung (74) des kalten Teilluftstroms (22) und dem Auslass (38) des kälteren konditionierbaren Luftstroms (24) strömungsleitende Mittel angeordnet sind, die den Strömungsweg (72) zwischen der Eintrittsöffnung (74) und dem Auslass (38) vor Eintritt in die Mischzone (66) so umlenken, dassi. sich die Strömungswege (70, 72) des warmen Teilluftstroms (20) und des kalten Teilluftstroms (22) in der Mischkammer (14) kreuzen, wobei sich am Kreuzungspunkt des warmen und des kalten Teilluftstroms (20, 22) die Mischzone (66) ausbildet, undii. der warme und der kalte Teilluftstrom (20, 22) in der Mischzone (66) im Gegenstrom geführt werden, wobei die Strömungsrichtungen des warmen und des kalten Teilluftstroms (20, 22) einen Winkel miteinander einschließen, der zwischen 90° und 155° beträgt,c. dass die Mischzone (66) so dimensioniert ist, dass sich der warme und der kalte Teilluftstrom (20, 22) in der Mischzone (66) nur unvollständig durchmischen, und dass zur Begrenzung der Ausdehnung der Mischzone (66) ein Kamin (68) in der Mischkammer (14)angeordnet ist, welcher Kamin (68) einen Öffnungsquerschnitt (52) aufweist, der kleiner ist als die Querschnittsfläche der Eintrittsöffnung (54) des warmen Teilluftstroms (20) in die Mischkammer (14), sodass der Kamin (68) einen kleineren Teilstrom des warmen Teilluftstroms (20) ausschneidet und der kleinere Teilstrom des warmen Teilluftstroms (20) im Wesentlichen ohne Vermischung mit dem kalten Teilluftstrom (22) unmittelbar nach Eintritt in die Mischzone (66) wieder aus der Mischkammer (14) herausgeführt wird.
Patent RU-2712275-C9 (RU)
Title: Substituted polycyclic pyridone derivatives and prodrugs thereof
Inventor: KAVAJ Makoto
IPC: C07D519/00
Filed: 2016-04-27
Granted: 2020-03-19
Abstract: FIELD: medicine; pharmaceuticals. 
     SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In formula (I) P is hydrogen or group P R , selected from following formulas: a) -C(=O)-P R0 , b) -C(=O )- P R1 , g) -C(=O)-O-P R2 , h) -C(=O)-N(-K)(P R2 ), i) -C(=O)-O-L-O-P R2 , l) -C(P R3 ) 2 -O-C(=O)-P R4 , m) -C(P R3 ) 2 -O-C(=O)-O-P R4 , v) -C(P R3 ) 2 -P R6 , y) -C(P R3 ) 2 -N(-K)-C(=O)-O-P R2 , z) -P(=O)(-P R8 )(-P R9 ) and ab) -P R11 , A 1  is CR 1A R 1B ; A 2  is CR 2A R 2B ; A 3  is CR 3A R 3B , S or O; each of A 4  independently represents CR 4A R 4B ; number of heteroatoms among atoms forming a ring, which consists of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , nitrogen atom adjacent to A 1 , and a carbon atom adjacent to A 4 , is 1 or 2; group represented by formula   represents a group represented by formula   , values of other radicals are given in claim. Invention also relates to individual compounds.  
     
       
     
     EFFECT: technical result is obtaining novel compounds of formula (I) inhibiting activity of cap-dependent endonuclease and which can be used in treating influenza virus. 
     11 cl, 2 dwg, 40 tbl, 39 ex
Patent RU-2694841-C9 (RU)
Inventor: SUBOCH GEORGIJ ANATOLEVICH
IPC: C08K5/32
Filed: 2018-05-25
Granted: 2019-11-25
Abstract: Изобретение относится к области органической химии, а именно к N,N-бис(4-нитрозофенил)гексан-1,6-диамину указанной ниже общей формулы, где n=6. Предложенное соединение может найти применение как структурирующий (вулканизующий) агент и одновременно стабилизирующий модификатор (антиоксидант) в клеевых композициях и эластомерах на основе бутадиенстирольного, этиленпропиленового и других каучуков. 1 пр.
Patent DK-2491-D0 (DK)
Inventor: HIRST RICHARD NORMAN
IPC: A61J7/00
Filed: 1991-01-07
Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus and methods for dispensing a series of pills in a prescribed order. Although a variety of dispensers are available the designs are inadequate to serve the needs of the patient by assuring the medication is administered in the prescribed sequence. A pill package (110) is disposed within the dispenser (100) and is locked in place and cannot be removed. A plunger (120) is provided to facilitate the expulsion of a pill from the pill package. The pill package (110) automatically advances to the next dispensing position immediately after the expulsion of the proper pill. A calendar indicator (130) is provided for designating the period the pills are to be taken. The indicator can be present to indicate a specific day the first pill is to be taken. The indicator can also be set by the user to locate any day of the week the first pill is to be taken.
Patent DK-45087-D0 (DK)
Inventor: ALBINSSON URBAN
IPC: F04B43/10
Filed: 1987-01-28
Abstract: A pump device for a flowable product comprising a housing (10) and at least two pair of connection pieces (12, 13) on the housing (10). One connection piece in each pair of pieces forms the inlet means to the chamber (16) and the other the outlet means. One pair of an inlet means and an outlet means are operatively interconnected via a sub-chamber forming, not pressure resistant, resilient, tube-shaped hose (11) in the chamber (16). Truncated, perforated, conical hose connection means (17, 18) are arranged at opposite ends of the elongated housing. Check valves (21, 22) of the flap type are arranged for alternatingly opening and closing the inlet and outlet of each pair of connection pieces. Means (24-27) are arranged for pressurizing the hose (11) either internally or externally for operating the pump such that it pumps the product either through the chamber (16) or through the hose.
Patent DK-85592-D0 (DK)
Inventor: ARILDSEN CLAUS SLOTH
IPC: E04F21/20
Filed: 1992-06-29
Abstract: In the case of a scotching or supporting wedge (1) for filling in a space between two constructional parts, in which each wedge face is provided with transverse and transversally-oriented teeth (2, 5) having predominantly a serrated profile, the serrations of which point towards the thickest end (4) of the wedge, and in which each wedge face is provided throughout its length with guide mechanisms, a defective interlock has been established between two wedge faces in those areas of the faces at which the serrated teeth are prevented from engaging, the result being distorted scotching of the relevant constructional parts during erection. With a view to combatting such drawbacks it is proposed that the guide mechanisms be comprised of at least one slot (3) having a rectangular transverse profile, a depth smaller than or equal to 1/2A, where A is the height of the transverse serrated teeth (2, 5), and a width of X.A, where X > 0.
Patent HU-910876-D0 (HU)
Title: Process for producing pyridine-carbo-dithiodate derivatives substituted with fluoromethyl
Inventor: MILLER WILLIAM HAROLD
IPC: C07D213/83
Filed: 1991-03-18
Abstract: A process for dehydrofluorination of a 2,6-(bis) trifluoromethyl-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbothioic acid ester.
Patent DK-169487-D0 (DK)
Inventor: HARDY KIMBER
IPC: C12R1/15
Filed: 1987-04-02
Abstract: An enzyme for conversion of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate (2,5-DKG) to 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG) and a genetically modified organism that expresses all the fermentation enzymes needed to convert glucose to 2-KLG (a precursor to ascorbic acid) using the new enzyme. Preferably, the organism is Erwinia citreus, or a mutated strain of Erwinia citreus, unable to use 2,5-DKG or 2-KLG as a sole carbon source, into which the gene for a 2,5-DKG reductase, produced by Corynebacterium sp., SHS 752001, has been inserted. The preferred transformed organism expresses the fermentation enzymes Erwinia citreus normally expresses for fermentation of glucose to 2,5-DKG and, in addition, an enzyme Corynebacterium sp. SHS 752001 expresses for fermentation of 2,5-DKG to 2-KLG.
Patent DK-199591-D0 (DK)
Inventor: HAUGS AUDUN
IPC: B25J/
Filed: 1991-12-11
Abstract: A pressure medium-operated, pivot link-forming means, for example for robot arm, gripping and holding member or similar body (16), which is readjustable from a bent together position to a straightened out position and vice versa. The means (the body 16) is made of a flexible wall material, of a first type of wall portion having one or more locally defined, internal pocket formations (11) with associated pressure medium conduit (21) and of a second type of wall portions without such pocket formations. The first type of wall material is adapted to be deformed by inflating the pocket formation(s) and equivalently contracting the breadth or length of the adjacent wall portion. The second type of wall material forms a bracing portion for the wall portion(s) of the first type of wall material. The first type of wall portion is arranged spaced relative to the second type of wall portion so that the first type of wall portion can be bent together relative to the second type of wall portion by loading the pocket formation(s) (11) with pressure medium and can be straightened out relative to the second type of wall portion by discharging pressure medium from the pocket formation(s).
Patent DK-278089-D0 (DK)
Inventor: LEHTO ARI
IPC: G01N27/12
Filed: 1989-06-07
Abstract: A sensor for, e.g., the measurement of gas concentration, comprising a sensor element (8,10); a heating element (11) arranged in conjunction with the sensor, with which the sensor element can be brought to a temperature above the ambient gas atmosphere temperature; and an electronics circuitry section (18), with which the desired electronical properties of the sensor element (8,10) can be measured and the heating element (11) of the sensor (8,10) can be controlled. The sensor element (8,10) and the electronics circuitry (18) are on the same planar substrate which has openings around the sensor element area (8,10) to the immediate vicinity of the area so that the openings (5,13,17) extend through the substrate (1,7), whereby the sensor area (8,10) is connected to the surrounding part of the substrate and, thence, to the electronics circuitry section (18), only along thin isthmuses (14) remaining between the openings.
Patent DK-297185-D0 (DK)
Inventor: REDDY VEMURI B
IPC: C07K14/59
Filed: 1985-07-01
Abstract: A biologically active secreted protein composed of a plurality of subunits is prepared by a recombinant methodology. Each subunit is synthesized by a cell having an autonomously replicating expression vector i.e. a plasmid or virus containing heterologous DNA encoding for the subunit. The preferred host is a eukaryotic cell. The secreted protein is a hormone such as hCG, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
Patent DK-398383-D0 (DK)
Inventor: CAMPBELL SIMON FRASER
IPC: C07D401/12
Filed: 1983-09-01
Abstract: 1,4-Dihydropyridine derivatives of the formula:-and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts; whereR is aryl or heteroaryl;R<sup>1</sup> and R<sup>2</sup> are each independently C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl or 2-methoxyethyl;Y is -(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>-, -(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>-, -CH<sub>2</sub>CH(CH<sub>3</sub>)- or -CH<sub>2</sub>C(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>-;R<sup>3</sup> is hydrogen or a group selected from:-where R<sup>4</sup> is H, C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl, C<sub>3</sub>-C<sub>6</sub> cycloalkyl, -COO(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), -CH<sub>2</sub>COO(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), aryl, -S0<sub>2</sub>.aryl, or heteroaryl, and X is 0 or S;where R<sup>5</sup> is 1-pyrrolidinyl, -NH<sub>2</sub>, -NH(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), -N/C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl)<sub>2</sub>, or -NH(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>N(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl)<sub>2</sub>;where R<sup>6</sup> is C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl or aryl;where R<sup>7</sup> is -CONH(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl) or -COO(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl);where R<sup>8</sup> is -CN, -SO<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl) or -SO<sub>2</sub> aryl;(h) -CH<sub>2</sub>CO.R<sup>9</sup> where R<sup>9</sup> is -NH<sub>2</sub>, -NH(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), -NH.aryl or C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkoxy;(i) -SO<sub>2</sub>.R<sup>10</sup> where R<sup>10</sup> is -NH<sub>2</sub>, -N(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl)<sub>2</sub> or C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl; and(j) -CO.R" where R" is H, halomethyl, -COO(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), -CH<sub>2</sub>O(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), -CH<sub>2</sub>CO(C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl), C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkyl, C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, morpholino or 5-oxo-pyrrolidin-2-yl.The compounds have utility as anti-ischaemic and antihypertensive agents.
Patent DK-428784-D0 (DK)
Inventor: SCHULTZ ELMER G
IPC: B65H37/04
Filed: 1984-09-07
Abstract: The aligner sealer (10) includes a base or frame (14), heating structure (16), infeed conveyor structure (18), output conveyor structure (20) and stacking rack (22). Form sheets are fed in groups on the infeed conveyor (18) through the heating stucture (16), where they are sealed into form sets, then fed onto the outfeed conveyor (20) and stached against the rack (22). The infeed conveyor structure (18) includes means for aligning the from sheets of the groups before the groups enter the heating means (16).
Patent DK-568388-D0 (DK)
Inventor: VARRENG JAN
IPC: H02G15/105
Filed: 1988-10-12
Abstract: The invention relates to interruption of screens of power cables (1,2) with double stress cone systems (23,30). Such interruption systems have hitherto always been made at the same place as the cable core joints.
Patent HU-913196-D0 (HU)
Title: Process for the production of acylamino-methane-phosphonic acids
Inventor: KLEINER HANS-JERG
IPC: C07F9/38
Filed: 1991-10-09
Abstract: Acylaminomethanephosphonic acids are useful intermediates for the preparation of the herbicide N-phosphonemethylglycine and its salts. According to the invention, acylaminomethanephosphonic acids of the formula (I) R1-CO-NHCH2P(=O) (OH)2 (I) in which R1 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, benzyl or optionally substituted phenyl, can be prepared in a process which can be employed industrially, which comprises the reaction of the compound of the formula R1-CO-NH-CH2OH with P2O3 and then hydrolysis with water.
Patent IT-8703490-D0 (IT)
Inventor: SPARACCA ROMANO
IPC: B24B21/00
Filed: 1987-05-22
Abstract: In automatic equipment for sanding the rounded corners of boards, use is made of a sanding unit (26) with an abrasive belt (7) looped around at least two rollers (2, 4) and urged against the rounded corner (50) of a board (1) by a pressure pad (8) positioned alongside one of the rollers; the system also makes use of a sensor (13) which first ensures that the feed speed of the board and the traverse speed of the sanding unit are matched, and then triggers rotation of the entire unit (26) about the rounded corner of the board.
Patent NO-883990-D0 (NO)
Inventor: MENEGOLI FABIO
IPC: E04D3/362
Filed: 1988-09-07
Abstract: The roofing panel comprises a substantially flat or corrugated or fretted body (1) and two opposite longitudinal profiled edges (5, 6). One of the edges has a continuous leg (5) inclined with respect to the body (1) so as to rise above the top of the corrugations or frets (2), and defines , at its own base, a drain channel (7). The other edge (6) extends in an overlapping fashion so as to cover, in use, the leg (5) and the respective drain channel (7) of an adjacent modular roofing panel to delimit therewith a drain duct (16).
Patent NO-895043-D0 (NO)
Inventor: PATIL GHANSHYAM
IPC: C07C219/02
Filed: 1989-12-14
Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, are represented by the general formula <CHEM> wherein R represents a straight or branched loweralkyl from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, loweralkene from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms, or <CHEM> where m is o or 1 and n is 2, 3, 4 or 5 provided that when m is o, n is 2, 3, 4, or 5 and when m is 1, n is 3 or 4, and R1 is hydrogen, a straight, branched or cyclic loweralkyl from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or loweralkoxy, phenyl or substituted phenyl, and R2 represents a straight or branched loweralkyl from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or W-B wherein W represents alkylene of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted with loweralkyl of from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; and B represents hydrogen, -NHCOR4, or -NHCONR3R4, wherein R3 and R4 may be the same or different and may be hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, phenyl or aralkyl wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and the aryl group represents phenyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted with lower alkyl from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, halogen, acetamido, amino, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; thiophenyl, imidazole, oxazole or indole, furanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl or R3 and R4 may together with N form a pyrrolidino, piperidino, piperazino, or morpholino ring, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of cardiac disorder or in the treatment of glaucoma.
Patent NO-911083-D0 (NO)
Inventor: THOMAS BRADLEY S
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 1991-03-19
Abstract: A capillary inoculator assembly is provided for inoculating multiple test sites with small, precise volumes of inoculum. The inoculator employed in the assembly includes a trough-shaped carrier and one or more rows of capillaries extending therethrough. The capillaries extend through one or more rows of projections which form the lower part of the carrier. They are completely filled by capillary action, and the inoculum is retained therein by forces of adhesion and surface tension. A test device may be employed in conjunction with the capillary inoculator and includes discrete test sites which are aligned with the ends of the respective projections. Each of the test sites may be provided with an absorbent material such as a cellulose disk. A dry reagent may be deposited upon each disk so that the inoculum may be analyzed by testing equipment or by visual observation. A method is provided which includes the steps of filling the capillaries, aligning the capillaries with the test sites within the test device, and depositing the liquid inoculum on the respective test sites through wicking action or other procedures. A method is also disclosed for providing a plurality of discrete, liquid samples having small, precise volumes from a quantity of liquid which may be of indeterminate volume. <IMAGE>